Free papers on the rise, first figures from News and .ch
Free newspapers continue to record high readership figures. Figures show that Switzerland's seven free newspapers dominate the print market. The two papers News and .ch have now also presented figures for the first time.
Free newspapers continue to record high readership figures. Figures show that Switzerland's seven free newspapers dominate the print market. The two papers News and .ch have now also presented figures for the first time.
From May to July 2008, the commuter newspaper News, published by Basler Zeitung Medien, Espace Media and Tamedia, reached an average of 283,000 readers. The publishers assume that News currently already reaches around 400,000 readers, as the media companies announced on Wednesday. Only a minority of News readers also read one of the three daily newspapers Tages-Anzeiger, Basler Zeitung and Berner Zeitung.
According to a publisher's spokesperson, the free newspaper .ch had a total of 204,000 readers between January and June 2008. Recent feedback from readers on the new layout and distribution system has been positive.
The five German-language editions of 20 Minuten currently have the largest readership of the free press with 1.296 million readers. In French-speaking Switzerland, the free newspaper with three editions has 470,000 readers, according to a Tamedia publishing spokesperson. Le Matin Bleu has 524,000 readers.
According to the latest available figures, Blick am Abend has 291,000 readers. The business and financial newspaper Cash is read by 112,000 people every day. Of these, 85,000 read the print edition and 27,000 the electronic edition.
From May to July 2008, the commuter newspaper News, published by Basler Zeitung Medien, Espace Media and Tamedia, reached an average of 283,000 readers. The publishers assume that News currently already reaches around 400,000 readers, as the media companies announced on Wednesday. Only a minority of News readers also read one of the three daily newspapers Tages-Anzeiger, Basler Zeitung and Berner Zeitung.
According to a publisher's spokesperson, the free newspaper .ch had a total of 204,000 readers between January and June 2008. Recent feedback from readers on the new layout and distribution system has been positive.
The five German-language editions of 20 Minuten currently have the largest readership of the free press with 1.296 million readers. In French-speaking Switzerland, the free newspaper with three editions has 470,000 readers, according to a Tamedia publishing spokesperson. Le Matin Bleu has 524,000 readers.
According to the latest available figures, Blick am Abend has 291,000 readers. The business and financial newspaper Cash is read by 112,000 people every day. Of these, 85,000 read the print edition and 27,000 the electronic edition.
